Google Play Books & Audiobooks

Dive into a world of endless reading and listening with Google Play Books, the ultimate app for all your literary needs. Whether you're into ebooks, audiobooks, comics, or manga, we've got you covered with millions of best-selling titles at your fingertips. Download your next read or listen on the go and seamlessly transition to your next favorite with personalized recommendations tailored just for you. Enjoy the freedom to purchase audiobooks and ebooks without the hassle of a subscription.

Explore a vast selection of popular ebooks, audiobooks, and comics:

• Buy ebooks and audiobooks as you go - no subscription required.
• Preview samples before you make your purchase.
• Take advantage of extra discounts on select bundles.
• Stay in the loop with emails or notifications about new releases from your favorite authors and when your wishlisted books go on sale.
• Earn Google Play Points with every purchase, which you can exchange for Google Play credit.
• Get notifications or emails for price drops in your samples and stay updated on new releases from your favorite authors and series.
• Discover new releases, best sellers, and personalized recommendations across a wide range of genres including romance, science fiction, mystery & thrillers, self-help, religion, nonfiction, and more.

Experience the best in class reading and listening:

• Read or listen on Android, iOS, or your web browser, even offline.
• Pick up where you left off on any device seamlessly.
• Customize your reading experience with adjustable text size, font type, margins, text alignment, brightness, and background colors.
• Track your reading progress with percentage read and pages remaining.
• Organize your library into shelves using the new shelves tab, curating your collection by theme or genre, accessible across Android, iOS, and the web.
• Save your books to the device or an SD card, ensuring you never run out of space.
• Use reading tools in children's books for kid-friendly word definitions, listen to specific words, or enjoy the book read aloud.
• Enjoy Bubble Zoom for easier comic reading on mobile devices, bringing your favorite comic or manga to life with a simple tap.
• Take notes that sync with Google Drive and share them with a group for easy collaboration.
• Look up definitions, get translations, save highlights, and bookmark your favorite pages as you read.
• Turn on Night Light for automatic adjustments to the background color and brightness or set the app to use the OS brightness.

What's New in the Latest Version 2024.10.4.0 (240976)

Last updated on Oct 14, 2024

Arriving in 2023.6.12

• Reading practice feature is now available in select books in Tools for beginning readers. The microphone needs to be turned on to hear you, yet won‘t keep anything you say.

Recently added

• Multiple library improvements, including multiselect, improved filtering, an unshelved shelf, and an alphabetical index to jump to a specific title or author.
• Navigation improvements to reach series pages.
• The wishlist tab.